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By Erik Myers If you haven't planned your New Year's Eve and can tolerate body-shaking bass, then there's hope for you yet. As always, Denver is swelling with options for electronic dance music fans looking for fun on the big night.

Panal S.A. de C.V has definitely gotten into the spirit of the Mile High Horror Film Festival in the video for its latest careening single, "AOKIGAHARA." The clip mixes parts of Dia de los Muertos and "The Blair Witch Project" with a hint of, you know, music for good measure.

As Denver’s local music community has completely changed over in the last decade — breaking wide open on national (and indie) levels — many bands, labels, festivals and business outfits have played a part.

Escapism can be a rare treat, judging by recent events, but the Friday night lineup at the Denver Post's 12th annual Underground Music Showcase provided enough positive diversions to give the heavy-hearted something to celebrate.

Zach Heckendorf is a 19 year old singer-songwriter from Denver. His video for "All The Right Places" was shot all over Colorado and most notably, at Mile High Stadium, home to the Denver Mannings Broncos.

Last year's SnowBall Music Festival was the first of its kind -- not just for being a full-scale music festival during the snowy Colorado winter, but for offering an eclectic lineup that bridged the gap between indie-rock and dubstep.

There weren’t any pyrotechnics, extraneous dancers, epileptic-seizure-inducing light shows or bare breasts at Twin Sister’s show at the Hi-Dive Monday night. They didn’t need any gimmicks, and neither did their openers, Young Pharaohs and Ava Luna.

Today, July 21, marks the first night of the 11th annual Underground Music Showcase. From 6 p.m. tonight until around 1 a.m. Monday morning, over 300 performances will take place in one neighborhood of South Denver.